Never Talk to Strangers

Random House, Inc.If you are hanging from a trapezeAnd up sneaks a camel with bony knees,Remember this rule, if you please—Never talk to strangers.

This book brilliantly highlights situations that children will find themselves in—whether they’re at home and the doorbell rings, or playing in the park, or mailing a letter on their street—and tells them what to do if a stranger (always portrayed as a large animal, such as a rhino) approaches. Colorful, ’60s-style “psychedelic” artwork and witty, lively rhyme clearly spell out a message about safety that empowers kids, and that has never been more relevant.

Irma Joyce wrote many Golden Books during the 1960s.

George Buckett was a popular children’s book illustrator during the 1960s.

Baker & TaylorAmusing adventures with several familiar and unfamiliar animals help to show what it means to talk to strangers, in a story first released in 1967 and reintroduced with new artwork.

Baker & TaylorAmusing adventures with several familiar and unfamiliar animals help to show what it means to talk to strangers.